The Matriarchy of Alnas is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by The Court of Quenioa with an iron fist, and notable for its vat-grown people, anti-smoking policies, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 1.219 billion Alnasians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Quenioa Port. The average income tax rate is 57.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Alnasian economy, worth 142 trillion Eyas a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Information Technology, and Retail. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 116,617 Eyas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Thieves find battery shops juicier targets than banks, in musicals everybody's a little bit racist, the nation's first space rocket -- sponsored by Eckie-Ecola and shaped like an enormous soda bottle -- is being developed, and the citizenship exam requires years of study to actually pass. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Alnas's national animal is the Sandpiper, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Gainism.

Alnas is ranked 27,617^th in the world and 20^th in Anteria for Most Patriotic, with 40.28 flags saluted per person per day.